Literary bfisher Vote • April 2017

sun surfer · 04-02-2017, 08:55 AM

Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in April 2017!

The options this month are courtesy of our rotating nominator, bfisher.

Voting will run for four days. The vote will close exactly four days from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.

Votes will be made by post. Each person has SIX votes to use.

You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast.

The rotating nominator may not vote. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved by the nominator.

We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion.

The floor is now open!

*

Voting is closed. Final results-

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
Post / Goodreads / 213 Pages / Votes- 4
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Post / Goodreads / 300 Pages / Votes- 7
Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Post / Goodreads / 236 Pages / Votes- 5
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
Post / Goodreads / 254 Pages / Votes- 1
Burmese Days by George Orwell
Post / Goodreads / 291 Pages / Votes- 9
And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier
Post / Goodreads / 166 Pages / Votes- 5
The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
Post / Goodreads / 344 Pages / Votes- 7

sun surfer · 04-02-2017, 09:22 AM

I give-

2 votes to Lolly Willowes
2 votes to Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

issybird · 04-02-2017, 09:39 AM

2 votes to Lolly Willowes
2 votes to Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
2 votes to The Radetzky March

Bookworm_Girl · 04-02-2017, 02:56 PM

These are all excellent choices. Thanks, bfisher!

2 votes to The Cat's Table
2 votes to And the Birds Rained Down
1 vote to Lolly Willowes
1 vote to The Radetzky March

Bookpossum · 04-03-2017, 08:38 AM

Business is brisk!

2 votes for The Cat's Table
2 votes for Burmese Days
1 vote for And the Birds Rained Down
1 vote for The Radetzky March

Thanks bfisher - a really interesting list.

Spinnenmonat · 04-03-2017, 01:23 PM

2 votes to The Radetzky March
2 votes to Burmese Days

AnotherCat · 04-03-2017, 04:55 PM

I am goin' to vote this time 'cos we have piles of reading time as we sit anchored in a remote sheltered bay while the remnants of Bookpossum's ex cyclone "Debbie" passes over us. So:

2 votes to Burmese Days
2 votes to The Cat's Table

Due to Burmese Days being on my reading list already, and our 2 ship's cats on board with us are always demanding access to The Cat's Table :-).

Bookpossum · 04-04-2017, 04:05 AM

Sorry about the cyclone AnotherCat. Fortunately it was nowhere near us.

Billi · 04-05-2017, 01:05 PM

I want to give
- one vote to: Ondaatje, Matar, Roth, Orwell
- two votes to: Saucier

Thanks for your interesting suggestions.

fantasyfan · 04-05-2017, 05:42 PM

I'll give 2 votes to Burmese Days.

sun surfer · 04-06-2017, 09:23 AM

Voting is now closed and the winner is Burmese Days by George Orwell! Bookpossum will have the discussion thread up soon.

Bookpossum · 04-06-2017, 05:20 PM

There will be a slight break in transmission as we are travelling home from interstate today, but it will be up within 24 hours!

04-02-2017, 08:55 AM	#1
sun surfer ✦ Posts: 2,992 Karma: 36741152 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: somewhere beyond the sea Device: kindle voyage	bfisher Vote • April 2017 Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in April 2017! The options this month are courtesy of our rotating nominator, bfisher. Voting will run for four days. The vote will close exactly four days from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Votes will be made by post. Each person has SIX votes to use. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. The rotating nominator may not vote. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved by the nominator. We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion. The floor is now open! * Voting is closed. Final results- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor Post / Goodreads / 213 Pages / Votes- 4 The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje Post / Goodreads / 300 Pages / Votes- 7 Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner Post / Goodreads / 236 Pages / Votes- 5 In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar Post / Goodreads / 254 Pages / Votes- 1 Burmese Days by George Orwell Post / Goodreads / 291 Pages / Votes- 9 And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier Post / Goodreads / 166 Pages / Votes- 5 The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth Post / Goodreads / 344 Pages / Votes- 7 Last edited by sun surfer; 04-06-2017 at 09:21 AM.

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04-02-2017, 09:22 AM	#2
sun surfer ✦ Posts: 2,992 Karma: 36741152 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: somewhere beyond the sea Device: kindle voyage	I give- 2 votes to Lolly Willowes 2 votes to Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

04-02-2017, 09:39 AM	#3
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 8,548 Karma: 92124435 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Glo HD, Aura One	2 votes to Lolly Willowes 2 votes to Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 2 votes to The Radetzky March

04-02-2017, 02:56 PM	#4
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 3,610 Karma: 18525811 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; Kobo Aura One; iPad Pro 9.7	These are all excellent choices. Thanks, bfisher! 2 votes to The Cat's Table 2 votes to And the Birds Rained Down 1 vote to Lolly Willowes 1 vote to The Radetzky March

04-03-2017, 08:38 AM	#5
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 8,934 Karma: 84834291 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Business is brisk! 2 votes for The Cat's Table 2 votes for Burmese Days 1 vote for And the Birds Rained Down 1 vote for The Radetzky March Thanks bfisher - a really interesting list.

04-03-2017, 01:23 PM	#6
Spinnenmonat Fanatic Posts: 546 Karma: 1295302 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wien Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 Kindle Voyage 3G	2 votes to The Radetzky March 2 votes to Burmese Days

04-03-2017, 04:55 PM	#7
AnotherCat Me Posts: 885 Karma: 8661606 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Anything	I am goin' to vote this time 'cos we have piles of reading time as we sit anchored in a remote sheltered bay while the remnants of Bookpossum's ex cyclone "Debbie" passes over us. So: 2 votes to Burmese Days 2 votes to The Cat's Table Due to Burmese Days being on my reading list already, and our 2 ship's cats on board with us are always demanding access to The Cat's Table :-).

04-04-2017, 04:05 AM	#8
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 8,934 Karma: 84834291 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Sorry about the cyclone AnotherCat. Fortunately it was nowhere near us.

04-05-2017, 01:05 PM	#9
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,382 Karma: 14081919 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	I want to give - one vote to: Ondaatje, Matar, Roth, Orwell - two votes to: Saucier Thanks for your interesting suggestions.

04-05-2017, 05:42 PM	#10
fantasyfan Wizard Posts: 1,093 Karma: 17344364 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle 3 (wifi only) Kindle Paperwhite 2G Wi-Fi only, iPad, iPod Touch	I'll give 2 votes to Burmese Days.

04-06-2017, 09:23 AM	#11
sun surfer ✦ Posts: 2,992 Karma: 36741152 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: somewhere beyond the sea Device: kindle voyage	Voting is now closed and the winner is Burmese Days by George Orwell! Bookpossum will have the discussion thread up soon.

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04-06-2017, 05:20 PM	#12
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 8,934 Karma: 84834291 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	There will be a slight break in transmission as we are travelling home from interstate today, but it will be up within 24 hours!